unusable gnucash

[Peter T. Abplanalp]

just some things to think about...

1) does your /etc/sysconfig/keyboard contain the keyboard type that
you expect?

2) have you tried playing around with the num lock?

3) are other apps like gnumeric or abiword behaving similarly?

On Tue, May 21, 2002 at 01:00:35PM -0700, blossom merz wrote:
> Hey, Dave.
> 
> I'm sorry if I sound like I don't know what I'm doing. In the case of
> Gnucash, it's true, but I'm really not a newbie to Linux. (I've used
> Linux exclusively since 1994, when you had to compile your own kernel.)
> 
> I did install gnucash from the RedHat CD. Same symptom. I do keep my
> system up to date with the Ximian Red Carpet service. (I updated my
> software this morning, in fact.) It also detects no conflicts with the
> gnucash rpm as I have it installed, but the symptom persists.
> 
> I've built it from source - it was a little tricky to meet all the
> dependencies, but I did finally get it to compile. It exhibits the same
> symptom -- I can't enter monetary values into the interface.
> 
> I appreciate your attempts to help. With the economy in its current
> state and my personal finances close behind, I would really like to use
> this software to help me sort them out.
> 
> cheers!
> blossom
> 
> 
> On Tue, 2002-05-21 at 12:36, Dave Peticolas wrote:
> > On Tue, 2002-05-21 at 12:28, blossom merz wrote:
> > > I'm using 7.2, but I'm desperate enough that I'll try duplicating rpm
> > > versions from other redhat distros if I have to.
> > 
> > Then I recommend you use the gnucash rpm that comes with
> > RedHat 7.2. RH7.2 also includes every package you need to
> > use their rpm. If you don't want to find all the packages
> > you need on the RedHat CD, you might try using Ximian's
> > Red Carpet service, which has a RedHat channel. You can
> > install RedHat packages without installing any Ximian
> > packages, if you wish. (Except for Red Carpet itself)
> > Red Carpet should select needed dependencies for you.
> > 
> > dave
> > 
> 
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